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Model comparison

Kimi K2.7 Code vs Step 3.7 Flash

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 16 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

Moonshot AI
54.03/100
Margin
4.2pts
← winning
49.86/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Kimi K2.7 Code #92 (Estimated); Step 3.7 Flash #117 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Kimi K2.7 Code and Step 3.7 Flash share 16 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 7 results are unique to Kimi K2.7 Code; 13 to Step 3.7 Flash.

Updated July 27, 2026
Shared results
16
Kimi K2.7 Code only
7
Step 3.7 Flash only
13
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Kimi K2.7 Code and Step 3.7 Flash is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 16 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

Kimi K2.7 Code is priced at $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.20 input / $1.15 output per 1M tokens for Step 3.7 Flash.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Kimi K2.7 Code and Step 3.7 Flash
CategoryKimi K2.7 CodeΔStep 3.7 Flash
AgenticKimi K2.7 CodeNot measuredMarginNo overlapStep 3.7 Flash66.4
CodingKimi K2.7 CodeNot measuredMarginNo overlapStep 3.7 Flash56.3

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3.7 FlashComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensKimi K2.7 Code$0.95 input / $4 outputStep 3.7 Flash$0.2 input / $1.15 outputStep 3.7 Flash has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableStep 3.7 FlashNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableStep 3.7 FlashNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensKimi K2.7 Code256KStep 3.7 Flash256KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3.7 FlashResult
Kimi Claw 24/7Source 46.9%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 76%Not comparable
MCP Mark VerifiedSource 81.1%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 29.6%21.5%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 90.1%98.5%Step 3.7 Flash leads
GDPval-AASource 34.3%25.8%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
GDPval-AASource 11861017Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 59.5%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource 75.8%Not comparable
DeepSearchQASource 92.8%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 49.5%Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 67.1%Not comparable
HLE w/ toolsSource 47.2%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 51.57%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 14.8%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3.7 FlashResult
Kimi Code Bench v2Source 62.0%Not comparable
ProgramBenchSource 53.6%Not comparable
MLS-Bench LiteSource 35.1%Not comparable
cursorBench32Source 49.7%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 60.8%39.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-SciCodeSource 47.5%40.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
SWE-bench ProSource 56.3%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 59.5%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3.7 FlashResult
AA-LCRSource 66.3%63.7%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
CritPtSource 10.0%2.3%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3.7 FlashResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 42.0%30.3%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 89.6%80.9%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-HLESource 32.8%19.9%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -10.7%-37.5%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 38.6%25.4%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 80.3%84.4%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3.7 FlashResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource 13001212Kimi K2.7 Code leads
SimpleVQASource 79.2%Not comparable
V*Source 95.3%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 75.3%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3.7 FlashResult
AA-IFBenchSource 63.1%67.3%Step 3.7 Flash leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Kimi K2.7 Code and Step 3.7 Flash on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for Kimi K2.7 Code and Step 3.7 Flash today?

Kimi K2.7 Code: $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens Step 3.7 Flash: $0.20 input / $1.15 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

Kimi K2.7 Code
API / mo$3,713
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even326M/day
Step 3.7 Flash
API / mo$1,012
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 27, 2026

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